Quick simple saw horses

**Frank S** · Sep 12, 2021, 01:21 PM

it seems that every time I make a pair of saw horses someone says hey I need a pair of those so I usually just give them to them it only takes a few minutes to make another pair
I started these by nailing 3 8 ft 2x4s together to make an "I" beam then cut 8 2x4s 32" long and nailed them in place then sued some scrap pieces as under braces

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using the air nailer and butting the legs up to the I beams I saw no need to do any fancy coping or cutting at angles

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then just saw in half a pair of horses can be made in about 15 minutes

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**rebuilder1954** · Sep 13, 2021, 07:59 PM

Takes me way back to about 1961 or 1962. I was 7 or 8, and my Dad made me a kid-sized sawhorse for Christmas, pretty much like that, except 1x4 and about 18” high. I used that thing constantly till I left for college in 72. Thanks, Frank!

**Frank S** · Sep 13, 2021, 08:26 PM

I have been thinking about hauling them to the vet and get them ID chipped that way if they gallop off somewhere they can be identified and sent home

**thehomeengineer** · Oct 10, 2024, 01:11 AM

Same as rebuilder1954 these are a great reminder of my childhood and my Dad making and building items at home in the 1970s
Great post thank you

**Frank S** · Oct 10, 2024, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by thehomeengineer

Same as rebuilder1954 these are a great reminder of my childhood and my Dad making and building items at home in the 1970s
Great post thank you

What surprises me is they haven't galloped off yet, but that could be because for the past couple of years there has been a sheet of 1/4" plat steel on them turning them into the legs of a table for rebuilding engines.